the four right chords can make me cry

went for me taekwondo lesson today! (hiiiyah!!!) i'm the oldest student there i'm guessing, but thats ok, i look sec 2 so i blend right in. only when im with the other white belters, little kids up to my waist at the most, do i stick out real bad. but once i get my gi i should fit right in.

met 2 nice little kids today, cai li and pearl. cai li i met at the first lesson, she was my "sparring" partner. (we just stood around cos i didnt even know how to kick her....) sec one kids! but they were the only ones to talk to me. during the break they invited me to sit with them and chattered away. they asked me "what was your aggregate?" and it took me a full 5 seconds to realise they were talking about PSLE aggregate. gads.... that was a LONG time ago...

come to think of it, ive gone through every major standardised exam that most singaporeans have to. its over!!!! (yeah... i am THAT slow, its only 5 months since i last sat for anything) goodbye oppresive, repressive MOE! your hold over me is shattered forever!

on a less victorious note

i am the quintessential wallflower. even in a bunch of kids, i naturally find myself gravitating to the wall, unable to make small talk, uncertain of my standing in the hierachy of things. how embarassing to realise. i have a strong propensity for walls it would seem. even when i sleep i like to curl up facing the wall. man, im weird.

perhaps the schools i've attended have managed to crush my soul and destroy my self confidence and identity (in the name of conformity and pursuit of excellence) all too well.

well, someones gotta take the blame.

posted by beckyboo @ 12:52 AM